NØGNE Ø

Nøgne Ø is Norway's largest supplier of craft beer and bottle conditioned ale.

Founded by two Norwegian home brewers in early 2002, their urge to share their passion of good beer was unbearable. Their vision was to bring diversity and innovation into commercial brewing of real ale. The result – Nøgne Ø.

Nøgne Ø Porter

Winner of the Silver Medal in the Robust Porter category at the World Beer Cup in 2008.

ABV:7.0%

Size (Bottles):12 x 500ml

Style:Porter

Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout

Nøgne Ø like to think that the Russian Tsar would have liked his stout this way - dark, rich ale in which a generous sweetness with roasted malt bitterness.

Great with vanilla ice cream or dark chocolate.

ABV:9.0%

Size (Bottles):12 x 500ml

Style:Imperial Stout

Nøgne Ø Imperial Brown Ale

There is a long story to this malty ale. It was first brewed in the spring 2006 in Nørrebro Bryghus in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a joint brew between Nøgne Ø and Nørrebro.

Nørrebro calls their version “Double Knot Brown” and is the perfect thing to drink with almost any cheese.

ABV:7.5%

Size (Bottles):12 x 500ml

Style:Imperial Brown Ale

NØGNE Ø At A Glance

The Naked Island

The name Nøgne Ø means "naked island", a poetic term used by Henrik Ibsen to describe the countless stark, barren outcroppings that are visible in the rough sea off Norway's southern coast. Nøgne Ø's subtitle, "The Uncompromising Brewery", is a plain statement of their mission to craft ale of highest quality, personality and individuality.

Only “Living Beers”

Nearly all the beer in Norway consists of light, filtered and pasteurized lagers, but Nøgne Ø prefer beers which are complex, fruity and full bodied.

"Lagers can be good but, for us, diversity is important and one of the main reasons why we decided to start Nøgne Ø. Due to this we have decided to only stick to top-fermented and bottle conditioned beers."

The Head Brewer’s Story

Nøgne Ø was started by two home brewers - Kjetil Jikiun and Gunnar Wiig - and, although the concept seemed like a good idea at the time, has ever since been described as an example of seriously bad or impaired judgment.

Nobody in their right mind would work for free 5 years leaving their beautiful wives and wonderful kids for long laborious days in a homemade and ridiculously labour demanding brewery.